Penthesilea
In Heinrich von Kleist's "Penthesilea", war, the death of love and erotic cannibalism merge into a battle of the sexes. The drama, which was published in 1808, was not premiered until 70 years later. It is considered almost unplayable. Edith Clever and Hans Jürgen Syberberg have remembered that Kleist's "Penthesilea" was already read as a monologue in the time of its author and supplemented by pantomime on stage. In November 1987, they continued this tradition at the Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord in Paris: Edith Clever performed the play without lines and role changes, as a single long poem.
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Hans-Jürgen Syberberg Director
First release November 21, 1989 · Produced in Germany, France · Production La Sept
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TMS Film GmbH
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La Sept
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Germany · France
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German
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German
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Germany · November 21, 1989
TV · ZDF
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